Who do you ask to read your work?

I hope that I am on my penultimate thorough edit of my novel.

Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, I thought I would experiment.

Although, I am on my penultimate edit of my novel. I asked my ten year old, my thirteen year old, and my eighteen year old nieces to read a print-out of my manuscript, before I started what I hope is the penultimate edit.

I did what any good uncle would do to secure their help. I bribed them with money. It worked.

I am not seeking praise off family members as that is useless. It is a psychological fact.that most auhors who submit their work for scrutiny are seeking praise.

All I wanted from my nieces, was to know whether they understood my plot and storyline . Also, is the dialogue, streams-of-thought and descriptions clear to them.

I hope that the experiment will confirm that my target audience is for ten year olds and upwards.

I will consult my nieces opinions at Easter.